E♭7sus4 7-string bass chord

How to play E♭7sus4 on 7-string bass

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the A string at the 6th fret, your little finger on the D string at the 8th fret, your little finger on the G string at the 8th fret, your little finger on the C string at the 8th fret and your little finger on the F string at the 8th fret. Don’t play the B and E strings.

From the B string x x 6 8 8 8 8 (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in E♭7sus4?

E♭7sus4, E♭ dominant seventh suspended fourth, is E♭, A♭, B♭ and D♭: the root (E♭), the perfect fourth (A♭), the perfect fifth (B♭) and the minor seventh (D♭). Its formula is 1 4 5 ♭7.

Where does E♭7sus4 go?

Usually to E♭7, A♭ falling to G, and on to A♭. On its own it is the open, floating sound of a lot of folk and pop.